Warren gale



, have invented certain new and useful startseite Letters Patent No.97,184, dated November 23,1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEGETABLE-CUTTRS.

The Schedule referred .to in these Letters Patent and making part 0f thesame To all 'whom it may concern: l

Be it kno-wn that I, WARREN Gams, of Peekskill, in the county ofWestchester, and'State of New York, Improvements in Machines forUuttingor Slicing Vegetables, 85e.; and I do 'hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadtothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which forln a part ot' this specification.

The nature of my invention consistsin the construc- -tion and generalarrangement of a vegetable-cutter or slicer, aswi'll be hereinafterfully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the artto which my inventionappertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Y Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my machine. Y

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.,

Figure is a cross-section, and

Figure 4, aside view of a cylinder, with sem-icircular knives, whiclrImay use in'place of the one shown in figs. l-and 2. i

` Figures 5 and 6 are side views of still other knives 'that may beused; and

Figure 7' is a side view of the shown in ligs.1 and 2. l

I usually make my vegetable-Slicer or cutter with a hollow cast-ironcylinder, A, which maybe cast of the proper form, hereafter to be moreparticularly dehead 'of the cylinder,

' scribed, in one piece, andthe shaft B, on which it 'runs, made of onepiece of wrought-iron, and may be cast into the cylinder; or two shortshafts may be used, each one cast into the end, or otherwise fastened tothe cylinder.

The best way, however, to make the cylinder, is in separate sections,fastened by screws, or otherwise, to

separate head-pieces, the headpieccs being fastenedV ,to a wroughtshaft.

As turnips, carrots, or other vegetables to be cut, almost always havemore .or less grit or dirt mixed with or adhering to them, causingconsiderable wear on the surface `of the cylinder, it is especiallydesirable, that whatever mode of construction is used, the surface nextto the vegetables shall be of metal. Ak

wooden ycylinder, with a metal covering, might be used.

Across the cylinder A, two main slicing-knives are fastened. The knivesO C, I prefer to make flat on the side next to the cylindi-u,and'straight across the cylinder,

in preference to using a spiral knife, or a knife with a curve on itsunder side. A straight knife is cheaper is used.

made than a spiral one, and the vegetable is less likely to slide beforethey knife, and is more readily pierced by the edge of I do not limitmyself to any number of slicingknives. Ihe number should vary, accordingto the dianieter of the cylinder, more being used as. the di* ameter isincreased.

Immediately below, and 'extending back Asome distance from the knife, outhe cylinder, I form adepression, as shown in iig. and arrange the knifeon the-cylhlder, so the space between the under side of the knife andcylinder is wider at the back side.-

By this arrangement, I find, by experience, the slices, as cut from thcturnips, Ste., will readily pass from the machine, being discharged'freely without going into the cylinder, as in other machines, to bedischarged at the end. 'A

rEhe slicingknife should be bevclled on the outside, as, when bevelledwholly on the under side, or curved, it takes a too rank hold of theturuip, and

gives the slice such a turn or direction that itis more lto cut theslice.

When cross-section knives aa., asV shown in figs. 5 and 6, are used, tostill further divide the slice, I cast, or otherwise fasten them intot-lie section immediat-ely below the main slicing-knife; but this lattershould extend some distance beyond the former, to protect them frominjury by coming in Contact with stones, Ste.

I provide the detachable sections with a curve or projection, h, at eachend, to which theV main slicingknives C C are attached, so that eitheror both can be removed without disturbing the balance of the cylinder.The sections carrying these knives may also bc removed, and othersections, with other knives of any shape, substituted, so as to cut thevegetables in an)r manner desired, with substantially the same machine.

I may make detachable throat-pieces, sepa-rate from l the section orcylinder, so that it will only be necessary to remove said throat-pieceswhen 1t is desired l to change the machine to cut fineor coarse. ,Thesedetachable ltliroet-piecesare provided with projections on the underside, fitting into corresponding depressions on thc section or cylinder,and the throat-piece is held in place by ,the main knife. pressing 2gainstthe ends of the cross-section knives, The throat-piece may be heldin place in any other convenient way.

a straight knifel than when a spiral one` I may also use detachablesections, having loopshaped or curved knives, D D, as shown in tigs. 3and 4, which knives I prefer to cast into the sections, so as to allowthe cylinder to present a smooth surface, which would not be the case itotherwise fastened. The loop-knives are so arranged that at each revolution they cut over the whole width of the box, so that no part of thevegetables will be left without being caught and cut by the edge of someone of the knives.

vThe cylindenA is placed in the box F, the shaft Br having its bearingsof said box, and the sides or secltions of the cylinder` are providedwith a rib or projection at each end, so as to prevent any smallvegetables from escaping from the box uncut.

When I use a cylinder made of detachable sect-ions, I prefer making thehead-pieces G of the cylinder with openings throughthe rim, as shown inlig. '1, which enables me to use screws and bolts to fasten theseetions. '.lhe sections will then come together without tiling ordrilling, 'even if they should be of slightly irregular shape, which isoften the case, from the moulding or unequal shrinking` in casting.

The frame or box l, in which the cylinder works, is provided with ahinged hopper, H, so arranged that the vegetables will mainly rest onthe same, and only come in contact with the cylinder for aboutone-thurth of its circumference.

.Lhe vegetables to be cut are placed in the hopper Il, the cylinder putiu motion, when the slices will pass out, througli the spoilt L, into asuitable vessel placed for their reception, or may fall ou the' floor.

Having thusfully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. 1u a vegetable-sheer, a cylinder, made whole or in sections, of anysuitable form, when provided with astraight knife fastened across thecylinder, with an opening between the knife and cylinder to govern the,thicknessof the slice, and with a depression or space onthe cylinder,below the knife, made wider at its back part, so the slices will passunder the knife, and be discharged without stanti-ally as described.

going into the cylinder, sub- 2. In a vegetable-Slicer, a cylinder, ofany suitable form, made with an outside metal surface, when saidcylinder is armed with one or more knives, of any suitable form, and isalso made with a space between said knife and metallic surface, madewider at its back part, substantially as described.

3. A cylinder of a vegetable-Slicer, composed of detachable sections,and attaching the knives to said sections, in such a manner that theknife, or knives, and sect-ions can be removed without disturbing t-heother parts of the cylinder, substantially as described.

4. So constructing the detachable sections of the cylinder, that a spacewill be left between the sections and the knives, which shall be widerat its back than its fi'ont, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

5. Providing the detachable sections of a cylinder in a vegetable-Slicerwith a bend or projection, at or ne'ar its end, to which the knife isattached, and also with a projection, extending around the cylinder,substantially as and for the purpose described. v

'lhe combination of the cylinder A, constructed substantially as hereinset forth, with the hopper H, and arranged in thc frame F, in such amanner that the vegetables lwill only come iu contact with aboutonc-fbnrth of the circumference of the cylinder, substantiall) asdescribed.

'i'. 1n a \-'egetab1eslcer, a detachable tlu'oat-picce, l", incombination with a detachable section, D D, so the throat-piece can beremo'ved without removing the section, substantially as described.

8. A vegetable-Slicer, constructed with a detachable section, D, towhich the knife, or knives, or cutters, of whatever form, are attached,in combination with a slotted head-piece., G, to which the section isfastened, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that 'I claim the foregoing as my own, I aiiix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN GALE.

Witnesses:

E. O. BENNETT, DANL. MILLER.

